The present report analyzes crime reporting in newspapers and compares this to actual crime rates and fear of crime. One key finding is that crime-related issues play a comparativelyminor role in local editions of regional subscription newspapers. While this does not apply to the number of articles, it certainly does apply to the areas covered in these articles. It is often alleged that crime in the media is ubiquitous but this can only be confirmed to a limited degree in local reporting. A comparison of crime reporting with police crime statistics and the WISIND indicator on the fear of crime also shows a significant discrepancy, both geographically and in terms of specific offenses. First, there is clearly a disproportionately high focus in the print media on violent and sex offenses and, second, there is below-average reporting of more minor offenses. Consequently, cybercrime is relatively insignificant in the local media landscape even though it affects a broad cross-section of the population. The focus of crime reporting varies from one region to another and contradicts the official crime figures and fear of crime to some extent.